And Lennie Tristano I Like A Lot,

I Remember The First Check I Got From The Who's Recording [of "young Man Blues"]. I'd Been Getting Checks For $10 And $15 And So Forth, And This One Was For A Much Larger Amount Than That. I Thought It Was A Mistake.

My Dad Was A Self-taught Stride Piano Player. The Myth Is - I Don't Whether It's True Or Not - That He Taught Himself To Play By Watching A Player Piano.

I'm Happy Whenever Anybody Does My Material. I Don't Care What They Do With It. I Do What I Want To With Other People's Songs.

So I'm In My 51st Year Of Playin' Mostly Nightclubs. I Do Some Concerts.

I Didn't Feel Anything [frustraiting]. I Just Kept Working 110 Or 120 Nights A Year.